Hospitality Team Member

Over the last 20 years, Ares' success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values - Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy - and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares is seeking a Hospitality team member for our Corporate Services team in New York.

The Corporate Services team provides best-in-class support for all office operations and employee amenities within our new 8 floor, Class A office in midtown Manhattan.

The successful candidate will exhibit a strong work ethic, timeliness and the ability to be flexible and prioritize needs across pantries/kitchens. This role is focused on pantry and common space support including dishwashing, stocking pantry and restroom supplies and general tidying within a corporate environment. The role is highly mobile and requires a candidate who is hardworking and focused on delivering a clean space. The successful candidate will have experience in food service, washing dishes, and cleaning, preferably with some experience in an office environment.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining best is class presentation and display across Ares pantry, restroom, wellness and other common areas.
• Stocking and maintaining all beverages (coffee, cold brew, tea, sodas, etc.) in pantries.
• Stocking and maintaining all perishables and nonperishables (dairy, fruit, snacks and refrigerated snacks, etc.) in pantries.
• Inventory/stock/restock supplies across common areas.
• Best practices in pantry cleanliness and inventory management: "First In, First Out," active management of expiry dates, commercial office-level cleaning standards.
• Responsible for ongoing dish washing, stocking and crockery replacement on assigned floors.
• Washing dishes across multiple floors, in multiple pantries continuously throughout the day
• Keeping track of overall dish count and reporting when additional stock is needed.
• Checking cleanliness of pantries, restrooms and wiping down counters and equipment as needed.
• Monthly cleaning of appliances.
• Weekly cleaning of dishware and snack cupboards/storage.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of dish storage areas (drawers and cabinets)
• Meeting Room support for catered meetings including catering and beverage setup, breakdown and refresh throughout.
• Report facilities issues through proper channels to larger facilities team.
• Align with daily calendared meetings as assigned and have full responsibility and independently be able to execute support for assigned meetings.
• Requires physical effort and reaching above shoulder and below knee.
• Helps load and unload supplies as required.

Qualifications

Education:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience Required:

• Knowledge/experience with proper dishwashing procedures and experience cleaning.
• 1-2 years of Food Services or Corporate Services (Hospitality/Professional Services) ideal

General Requirements:

• Dependable, great attitude, highly motivated and a team player
• Exceptional customer service skills and demonstrates enthusiasm and flexibility
• Highly motivated work ethic, with timely and consistent attendance
• Ability to complete tasks and follow checklists to complete daily responsibilities
• Handle pantry duties and day-to-day issues independently with minimal supervision, assuming responsibility for core duties, and escalating appropriately
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Able to lift upwards of 50lbs+

Reporting Relationships
Facilities Manager, U.S. Eastern Region

Compensation

The anticipated rate for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus.

$55,000 - $60,000

The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.